Mattress



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MATTRESS.

Application led Tune 15, 1923. Serial No. 645,637.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

lle it linown that l, llhin'ron D. Milam, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at El Paso, in the county oi El Paso and State ofrllenas, have invented a new and usetul Mattress, oiE which thefollowing is a speciication.

This invention relates to mattresses for beds, cots and the like.

rl'he object et the invention is to provide a mattress so constructedthat a person may sleep on his stomach or side and be conipletelycovered up and yet have ample 'fresh air provided for breathing avoidingany t\,visting of the head and rendering the bed much more comfortable.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable headrest formattress equipped with breathing openings.'

Another object is to provide a mattress having toe receiving openings,the location of which may be varied to suit persons of differentlengths.

lith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement o'l1 parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a mattress embodying one 'formof this invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing a double bed mattress of thischaracter.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing one form ot' breathingopening.

Fig. 4f is a similar view showing another form.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a mattress showing a slightly ditl'erent'jorm olf the invention with the toot receiving apertures arranged for ashort person.

Fig. 6 is a similar view with the pillow section .omitted and the footsection arranged for tall persons, and

Fig. 7 is a similar view with an adjustable head1-est and the lootsections arranged t0 accommodate an extremely tall person.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. l and 2, a double bed mattress 1is shown having a hingedly connected adjustable head support or pillow 2at one end and a plurality of longitudinally adjustable transverselyextending foot sections 3 any desired number oi vhich may be employed,three being here shown which are mounted on aA pad a formed at the t'ootof the mattress and which are designed to prevent the toes of thesleeper from contact with the bed spring.

The foot sections 3 are of a width sutilcient to leave a space 5 whenadjusted to receive the toes of the sleeper when resting on his stomachand these sections may move longitudinally on the pad 4 so that thespace 5 may be formed either between the section or between the innersection and the `loot of the mattress proper to accommodate persons ofdifferent heights.

A removable section G is shown midway the length oi' the mattress and iscurved at its opposite ends so that when removed, the space left willcomfortably receive the abdomen of stout people. A similar section 7 isarranged at the upper end of and is designed to be removed when the bedis to be used by a woman having a large bust so that she may comfortablylie on her tace, the bust being received in the recess Jformed by theremoval of section 7.

The headrest or pillow 2 is provided with an opening 8 which extendsthrough the pillow from the top to the bottom, being preierably arrangedat an oblique angle as shown in Fig. 2, the bottom o1n4 which is largerthan the top, so that a person lying on his stomach may have his facepositionec over this opening Alor breathing purposes. The double bedmattress shown in Fig. 2 et course, is designed to accommodate twopeople and the various parts are duplicated but obviously it may be madein a single bed form.

ln Figs. 3 and l, the breathing openings are shown of slightly differentform the opening S1` of Fig. 3 being truncated coneshaped flaring towardits lower end while in Fig. 4 the upper portion of the opening is flaredas shown at 8b and the lower portion 8c corresponds in shape to theopening shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 5, the headrest 2 is shown detachable from the body of themattress and is equipped with the breathing opening 8 similar to thosein the headrest shown in the other ligures. ln this form of theinvention, the foot sections 3 are so adjusted that section 6 n lli) thespace 5 is formed between the inner section 3 and the central section toaccommodate a slightly taller person than the one ior which the mattressshown in Figs. l and 2 is designed.

In Fig. 6, the mattress la is exactly like that shown in Fig. 5 exceptthat the headrest 2 is dispensed with, the upper end of the n a-ttressbeing apertured as shown at 8a to receive the tace of the user to permitcomlortalbie breathing;` while the sections 3 at the toot are changes toaccommodate a taller person.

In Fig. 7, the headrest 2 is similar to that shown in Fig. l except thatthe shape ot' the breathing opening is varied and the foot sections 8are arranged at the extreme inward limit to accommodate an extremelytall person.

From the above description it will be obvious that the mattressconstructed as herein shown and described may be used either as anordinary mattress when the sections are in place or the sections may beremoved to accommodate stout persons in the manner above set forth.

Various changes in the forni, shape, proportion and other minor detailsof construction may be` made without departing from the spirit orsacrilicing any of the advantages of the claimed invention.

I claim 1. A mattress having a` breathing opening extending through theupper portion thereof, the lower portion of the mattress being equippedwith a .plurality of longitudinally adjustable sections to provide a`foot receive ing opening, said sections being slidable to vary theposition of said opening.

2. A mattress having a breathing opening extending through the upperportion thereof, the lower portion ol the mattress being` equipped withaplurality of longitudinally adjustable sections to provide afootreceiving opening, said sections slidable to vary the position of theopening, said 1nattress having a pad extending under said i sections toprotect thetoes of the user against contact with the bed spring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atfixedmy signa i ture in the presence of two witnesses.

IVALTON DOUGLASS MILAM. 1Witnesses:

J. L. S'rown, EDGAR D. PARK.

